Daytime naps

[butterfly86]

My dd is 9 weeks and we are struggling with her daytime naps, she fights her sleep claws at me and everything then when eventually goes off would sleep for hours if I kept hold of her but if I put her down she wakes up after 5 or 10 minutes then is grumpy as she's still tired then the cycle starts again. I think she would maybe sleep better if I put her up to bed but I know it goes against SIDS guidlines I also don't want to mess up night times we have a pretty good routine and she only goes in her moses basket at night so don't want to confuse her. Help??!!

[Millie3030]

Have you got a rough structure/routine to your day? I needed one of these for my sanity. How long is you LO awake before you are putting them down, hey could be overtired or undertired?

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[butterfly86]

We havent got a lot of structure to the day really we get up at a similar time and she's is always bathed and fed at roughly the same time each night and is fine at night its just during the day she is so tired but just wont stay asleep if not on me, I do try to get her to sleep after an hour to an hour and a half of being awake as she gets tired then

[Illhaveabpleasebob]

In exactly the same position- have found a sling helpful but she still doesn't get a full nap as such. Stalking!

[Phineyj]

I don't think putting her in a Moses basket during the day will confuse her. We put the basket in the middle of our big double bed and took a kip ourselves! You could also try a bed nest - we had a feeding pillow which doubled as one and DD liked it.

[butterfly86]

I've thought about a sling a friend gave me one but its too complicated to fasten by myself I'll have to buy another one I know it means I'll at least be able to get off the sofa but she's still going to be sleeping on me I knows she's young still so should I just go with it or am I teaching her bad habits just letting her nap on me? I might try putting her up in her basket tomorrow and I'll lie on the bed I could do with a nap I've not slept during the day at all since the day she was born as she was feeding every 2 hours!

[RRRJ83]

I have a 9 week old and it is similar to you. I have read that you should give them fresh air sometime between 12 - 4 and they sleep so much better. I have started a routine walk about 1 or 2 everyday and she sleeps well. I can then come home and get things done before she wakes (I leave her in her pram). I've noticed this improves the whole day and she goes down for longer at various times now, even self settling for her mid morning nap. I have a cocoonababy which I use for daytime naps etc.

You can't teach bad habits this young, but I've been told to get a routine from about 3 months, even if it's loose.

[Millie3030]

We used a Moses basket in the day until he grew out of it and definitely nap when baby sleeps that's what maternity leave is for :-)

Again I'm a routine lover so I woke him at 7am most days and then put him down for a nap after 90 mins, but have you tried a sleep sheep, or Shaun the sheep type thing, or download white noise on your phone, I found that brilliant! And always closed he curtains so it was a bit darker.

[butterfly86]

Well my poor baby is full of cold today so just wants mammy cuddles! Ive been trying to take her out in the pram mainly to get out the house but she rarely falls asleep I could walk for miles and she'd still be just looking around! I used to put her in her basket in the day when she was first born but then she wouldnt sleep in it so I stopped bothering to bring it downstairs, she has this seahorse that plays soothing music so will go back to using that it's worth a try! Had a rough night last night so I lifted her in with me this morning and we had a lie in but I must try to keep getting her up at a similar time it's hard though when you're nackered and have the chance of an extra hour!